Wind power is widely recognized as a key component of future net-zero energy systems. However, substantial variability among current wind resource and power simulations used for wind farm deployment ...

Just in time for the beginning of the hurricane season, the University of Florida (UF) engineers have built the world's largest portable hurricane wind simulator. Mounted on a trailer, the device is ...

It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in -- but only for research purposes. Wind engineers just unveiled the world's largest portable hurricane wind and rain simulator. Civil and coastal ...

Wind turbines are exposed unprotected to all weather events that occur. Today's turbines are unable to react adequately to events with rapid changes in wind speed and direction, often resulting in ...

Predicting the weather is a science, but it’s not a perfect science. Wind, in particular, is hard to nail down. Truly reliable predictions extend just days in advance---weeks, at most. Foretelling ...

Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle and aerospace ...

Chester County, SC (WLTX) - As we've seen the past few months, strong winds caused by storms can turn houses into piles of debris. "Today we are going to see some science in action," said Julie ...

Virtual reality users looking for even more immersion whilst engaged in VR may be interested in a new wind simulator which can be fitted directly to the PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift ...

Launched on November 2nd, the crowdfunding campaign for ZephVR, a VR fan accessory that “adds realistic wind at the right moments” achieved its $30,000 goal on Kickstarter in just a few hours, with 30 ...